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  1. ACNP vs FNP

    shortlittleRN replied to indoamerican's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    "95% attrition rate" !!! WOW!!! I'm glad that was a typo. Big difference between 'attrition' and 'graduation'. I'm currently in an FNP program now and due to graduate in Dec 2010. My initial plan was...

  2. University of South Alabama online program

    shortlittleRN replied to RITA2007's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Not sure my strategy is working cuz I'll probably get my first "C" this semester, and I've never had this much to read before.... Oh and be prepared to put out about 1G for books ( 13+), and that is...

  3. University of South Alabama online program

    shortlittleRN replied to RITA2007's topic in Post Graduate Students

    You can work the first 3 semesters, but on the 4th, many people stopped working. I am PT and I wish I didn't have to work. They call the 4th semester the "weeding out" period. And you can't retain...

  4. University of South Alabama online program

    shortlittleRN replied to RITA2007's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm in my 4th semester of FNP with USA. What is the name of your friend? cuz he is my classmate. Be prepared to do nothing else but read... and I mean READ. 2000+ pages per 30-40 questions tests,...

  5. USA FNP program alumni needed for questions.

    shortlittleRN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello, I am currently in my clinical rotation for the FNP program at University of South Alabama. I am overwhelmed with the amount of reading we have, and scared to death that I won't make it. Any...

  6. USA FNP program alumni needed for questions.

    shortlittleRN replied to shortlittleRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The National Cert review? Is that a separate book you bought? The database did take me a long time, and I am finished with the genogram as well. But I am not absorbing what I am reading... YIKES!!! I...

  7. USA FNP program alumni needed for questions.

    shortlittleRN replied to shortlittleRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Blessedx3, Your PM box is full. Can't send you anything until you clear memory. LOL. Here is my message anyhow. Unfortunately, I am in Baldwin County, no where near Hattiesburg. Thank you though. I've...

  8. USA FNP program alumni needed for questions.

    shortlittleRN replied to shortlittleRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I can't find my 40 hr. preceptor either. Is primary care the same as family practice? Because I've been calling family practitioners for my 40hrs this

  9. USA FNP program alumni needed for questions.

    shortlittleRN replied to shortlittleRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    At the rate I'm going... NOT But my paperwork is ahead. Let's hope I stay that

  10. jobless new grad NP

    shortlittleRN replied to nurselele05's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was recommended to close all interviews with a question of when one can expect to hear from potential employers. That way, a time frame is established and call backs suggest serious interest from...

  11. ONC nurses...please answer....

    shortlittleRN replied to dunwanna's topic in Oncology

    Please do not wait, if it is malignant, the growth can be very rapid. You want to control it while it is small and positively before any mets has occurred. If by chance it is benign, thank the man...

  12. University of South Alabama

    shortlittleRN replied to markuskristian's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Well, I'm glad to hear that. I graduated in the accelerated program at end of 07 and currently in the FNP clinical portion this fall. I was told by my instructor that South has the 2nd best...

  13. Is this a reasonable workload for oncology?

    shortlittleRN replied to DeLana_RN's topic in Oncology

    Depending on the acuity of your patients. I know our ratio is 5:1, and that is manageable. 6 is too much IMO. Sometimes 4 is too much if they require a lot of care. Pain med q2 with 3 pts., chemo on...

  14. ONC nurses...please answer....

    shortlittleRN replied to dunwanna's topic in Oncology

    On the hospital floor,not many. But, in an ambulatory clinic, maybe... The really sick ones come the hospitals, thus, oncology hospital nurses probably don't see many

  15. Hem-onc patients dies unexpectedly

    shortlittleRN replied to Encyfency's topic in Oncology

    Lasix would have brought her BP down further. Given she was palliative, morphine IV or nebulizer would have made her SOB better; making her more comfortable. Not trying to be callous but, if she is...

  16. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    shortlittleRN replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    NPs positions are in demand at this time. My concern is that like many other professions, the cycle of TOO MANY NPs will be in the near horizon. My current class number is 200+, while the ACNP program...

  17. Should I get ICU experience bfore ACNP

    shortlittleRN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I graduated in Dec 07 as an RN. Started out as a new grad in a level 1 SICU for 3 months and quit. The combination of the cut throat staff and my scared to death new grad mentality caused me so much...

  18. jobless new grad NP

    shortlittleRN replied to nurselele05's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That is wonderful. I'm starting my clinical rotation in FNP this fall, with the plan of focus in oncology when I graduate. But that won't be for another 2 years. Hopefully by then, the economy will...

  19. Being Blackballed

    shortlittleRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been on an oncology floor during the last year and decided to try to transfer to another hospital near by within the same system ( my hospital has a monopoly in local hospitals) as on oncology...

  20. Being Blackballed

    shortlittleRN replied to shortlittleRN's topic in General Nursing

    No that was not the case at all. The job I applied at was actually a transfer to another hospital owned by the same health system. The position remained opened on their website after my verbal offer...

  21. Being Blackballed

    shortlittleRN replied to shortlittleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! just reread what I wrote... and in my anger, I didn't bother to check my spelling or

  22. Being Blackballed

    shortlittleRN replied to shortlittleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Funny, that is how my personality is. Keep going til I get what I want. I remember disagreeing with an instructor while I was in nursing school and went to the head of the department to complain....

  23. Being Blackballed

    shortlittleRN replied to shortlittleRN's topic in General Nursing

    HR is there, I may go to them and see what I can

  24. Being Blackballed

    shortlittleRN replied to shortlittleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if I should just let it be. She'll make my life hell in addition to looking for anything to write me up on. Then, I really can't get out of there. Sad thing is, so many Great nurses left...

  25. OCN Review advice please!

    shortlittleRN replied to janellewhalen's topic in Oncology

    Yes, I had all 4's except for 1 in sexual and 2 twos in something else. Enough to not give my 55 I needed to pass.